Cruising into new territory (3/06 – 7/06)

Auxonne – Seurre – Chalon-sur-Saône Seurre Having enjoyed some lovely warm sunny days, we found ourselves cruising Catharina Elisabeth off for the 2025 season under a grey sky. Still, with only two locks to negotiate for our first day, one to exit the derivation from…

Nearly ready to go (29/05 – 2/06)

Auxonne More Maintenance Our major outstanding tasks were refurbishing our mast (damaged in a collision with a bridge last year), establishing our flower garden, giving the sides of the wheelhouse and the salon a new coat of paint and some engine maintenance. Sundry other tasks…